Posted on 08/23/2013 12:16:35 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
The case of Army Pfc. Bradley Manning tested many complex questions about espionage, journalism and even treason. But there was always one thing that lingered as a subtext to the case: Manning's struggle with gender identity.
On Thursday, when Manning announced that he wants to be known as Chelsea Manning, it became clear that the subtext would become the focus and that Manning will now likely test military policy on transgender issues.
(NPR, like other news outlets, is at this point continuing to refer to the soldier as "Bradley Manning" on first reference.)
Cecilia Chung, a senior strategist for the Transgender Law Center in California, says Manning is walking into little-known territory. In a statement, Manning said that as part of his transition, he would seek to "begin hormone therapy as soon as possible."
But Manning, who was sentenced to 35 years in prison over the largest leak of classified information in U.S. history, is expected to serve his time at Ft. Leavenworth in Kansas. The historic military prison has just 515 beds and not a single female prisoner.
And while in the civil system, Chung said, courts have decided that not providing hormone therapy to inmates is cruel and unusual punishment, the same isn't so of the military. Court House News Service spoke to Kimberly Lewis, a spokeswoman at Ft. Leavenworth, who said that while Manning will have access to a psychiatrist and psychologist, the Army "does not provide hormone therapy or sex-reassignment surgery for gender identity disorder."
Manning's lawyer, David Coombs, said in an interview with NBC's Today that he hopes Fort Leavenworth does the right thing....
(Excerpt) Read more at npr.org ...
What seems to have bothered you so badly that you felt the need to call for help?
No, I was letting him know that someone else thinks they own Free Republic. I sure’d want to know if I owned a website if some third party was going around acting like he was the owner. Or are you co-owner or manager or something we’re not aware of? If not, why do you feel you can order people around? I’ve been here a hell of a long time and have posted just short of 20,000 threads. I think I know how to do it. If Jim or the mods don’t like the way I form a headline or whatever, they seem to know where to find me.
You and I have tangled over Sarah Palin in the past, but this isn’t about her, it’s about you shoving an oar in on a boat where you’re just as much a passenger as I am. You’re not on this crew, Gilligan.
I think a more appropriate term would be “thorn in their side”. Self-destructive homosexual syndrome.
If you find somebody who claims that, I'd sure like to hear of it.
why do you feel you can order people around?
Please point out this "ordering".
I’ve been here a hell of a long time and have posted just short of 20,000 threads.
So.. you want a cookie?
If Jim or the mods don’t like the way I form a headline or whatever, they seem to know where to find me.
And how about if I think you have jacked up a headline?
I should shut up? Not mention it? You seem to have no trouble
complaining about my post, why should I be silent about yours?
Go to Hell, Bwadley.
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Still hating anyone in the army aren’t you? Army, Marines, they drive your pansy a$$ crazy. How pathetic you are? You just keep coming back even after you have been banned several times. No life? I don’t know whether to laugh at you or pity you. You suck so much at trying to fly under the radar...troll! Once a troll always a troll, right Non Sequitur, aka Kstater aka drennanwhyte now aka 0.E.O? LMAO! LOSER! Did you think that bizarre name... zero dot capital E dot capital O would make it hard for people to find your sneaky, sniveling self? Pathetic little geeky troll, that’s all you will ever be.
non-sequitur-2001 account got the zot by JR 12/21/2010
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2644629/posts?page=2147#2147
12/22 /2010 began posting under the name Drennan Whyte
drennanwhyte retread name got the zot-
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2644629/posts?page=1804#1804
Everyone is onto you. You can’t hide, you are too transparent and your hatred of the same things to obvious. Add that to the fact you’re too stupid to fly under the radar. Pathetic little blankster.
Still hating anyone in the army aren’t you? Army, Marines, they drive your pansy a$$ crazy. How pathetic you are? You just keep coming back even after you have been banned several times. No life? I don’t know whether to laugh at you or pity you. You suck so much at trying to fly under the radar...troll! Once a troll always a troll, right Non Sequitur, aka Kstater aka drennanwhyte now aka 0.E.O? LMAO! LOSER! Did you think that bizarre name... zero dot capital E dot capital O would make it hard for people to find your sneaky, sniveling self? Pathetic little geeky troll, that’s all you will ever be.
non-sequitur-2001 account got the zot by JR 12/21/2010
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2644629/posts?page=2147#2147
12/22 /2010 began posting under the name Drennan Whyte
drennanwhyte retread name got the zot-
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2644629/posts?page=1804#1804
Everyone is onto you. You can’t hide, you are too transparent and your hatred of the same things to obvious. Add that to the fact you’re too stupid to fly under the radar. Pathetic little blankster.
Hey mojitojoe!
LTNS!
I’m so happy to see you and also to have YOU confirm my suspicions about 0.E.O/aka Non-Sequitur!
I told wardaddy no more than 2-3 weeks ago that I figured that one for Non-Sequitur!
It’s great to know I’m right.
I salute you!
Hi nonsquirt.
Hedwig and the angry inch got you down?
Man, the stuff I miss out on by being busy.
But now I have mobile debice with which to torment the twoobwooers when they show up.
Someone please ping me next time nonsquirt shows up?
I haven’t had practice beating up on something dumb in awhile.
I’ll remember!
Thanks!
Oh this is terrible!. I haZ such a sad.
I lied. I haZ a happy ;)
This zot pleases me. He had a major case of PDS.
And a side infection of GOP.
Likewise... I remember calling him out a couple of months ago.. no response back, that I can remember.. ignored the jerk since.. :p
*Snort* [giggles]
;-)
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